The Elementalist Lucia [One Piece x OC fanfiction]

II - Lucia

Back at Shakky's bar at GR 13, Luffy's crew was finally able to rest after their frantic escape. Hachi was quickly taken care of by Chopper so that he could be treated. Lucia also used her powers, as the pirates looked on in amazement, to help the fish-man regenerate. She managed to keep the blood flowing through his veins, while the reindeer did the surgery, continuing to transmit energy to the wounded man so that he could resist. Then Rayleigh took his place at the bar and began to tell his story. A story that Lucia knew by heart but still loved to listen to. He put so much warmth and life into it.

"I was the second captain of the Pirate King's crew", he announced to everyone's surprise.

Faced with the collective astonishment, sitting on the bar, Lucia could not suppress an amused smile. In the same way, this announcement always had the same effect on those who did not immediately recognize the pirate who was hiding behind the craftsman. But the tension rose again when Sanji asked why Rayleigh was then not dead, executed, like his late captain and the rest of the crew who had been captured. Her eyes darkened and Lucia lowered her head, drawing her knees to her chest. Rayleigh finally told the newcomers all about Roger's illness and his decision to end their journey by surrendering to justice. A pall of nostalgia passed over his eyes as he told them all this. Images of his friend's execution were playing over and over in his mind as a smile constantly stretched his face, remembering the 'panache' Roger had shown until the end of his life. Even as he described the execution of the former King of the Pirates, he remained confident and happy, delighted to recall those memories so dear to his heart. His voice had an invigorating and soothing energy that conveyed all the esteem and friendship he had had for his captain.

Silence fell and Nami spoke again:

"On the other hand... I am surprised, I had never heard that Silvers Rayleigh had a child..."

At these words, she pointed to Lucia with a nod. Slowly, Rayleigh put her glass down and glanced at her. She leaned against the wall of the bar and leaned her head back, her eyes half closed. For the pirates, this was an opportunity to look at her a little more closely. Behind her long eyelashes were eyes of a strange blue, in which the sky and the sea seemed to be united on a stormy day. Her pale face was framed by four strands of hair, also azure blue, two of which started from the base of her forehead and stopped at her chin, and two others, whose base was hidden behind them, fell on her chest, a pearl at the end of each. The rest of her hair fell nonchalantly over her shoulders and down her back. She was dressed simply, with a black bustier, soft trousers of the same color and a sort of white tunic tied at the waist. No great ornaments, only two bracelets jingling from time to time around her wrists. There was no denying that she was a beautiful woman. She looked at Luffy, who was still stuffing his face and who swallowed sharply before staring at her, looking serious.

"You trust them more than anyone else, right?"

"Yes," he nodded, "they're my crew."

It was a token of trust. She straightened up and looked at them, one by one, ending up with Nami.

"I'm not Rayleigh's biological daughter, sure he raised me and taught me everything, but he's not my father."

She paused for a moment before continuing, the same smile stretching her lips and squinting her eyes with amusement.

"My father was the Pirate King, I am the daughter of Gol D Roger."

The silence that greeted this revelation fell on the room, as heavy as lead, then shattered:

"Wh- WHAT????!!" cried all the pirates, stunned.

"Wait, wait, that's not possible," Usopp stammered. "Roger died 22 years ago and then, it would be known if he had had a child, right?"